Showing posts with label XSi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label XSi. Show all posts
The 1's and 2's
Some of you maybe aware of my friend Joe Kennedy's earlier project, "Drugs: the movie, the movie". Well he's started a new project with his bandmate Dave and new guy Rich called the 1's and 2's. They've been doing really well and won a competition to open for B.O.B (whos isnt very good, but it's still cool to see your friend open for a national ass act). They've been gaining momentum now and they did a interview with local rapper A-Jaxx for his local hip hop blog thing. I was around in the WPTS studios to take some pictures of the interview.
If you're into super fresh beats (seriously, for all you FlyLo/Dabyre beat freak fans this stuff is crack), Dave spins some magic for Joe and Rich to destroy wannabe Taylor Gang kids to (my brain might explode if I hear "Black and Yellow" one more time). Give them a listen here and here "Like" them if thats what you're into.
If you're into super fresh beats (seriously, for all you FlyLo/Dabyre beat freak fans this stuff is crack), Dave spins some magic for Joe and Rich to destroy wannabe Taylor Gang kids to (my brain might explode if I hear "Black and Yellow" one more time). Give them a listen here and here "Like" them if thats what you're into.
Flare
Mobile, Alabama.
My computer is desperately in need of formatting, and is not letting me use photoshop. So these next few pictures are straight from the camera. gasp.
HIghland Park
I went back to highland park again yesterday, after quite a long time. I just realized that I never posted pictures from there for some reason. I am due a backup, so maybe ill find pictures of it in the spring/summer.
The park is host to a huge drinking water reservoir that people like to take walks around, for fitness and what-not. In the winter this reservoir freezes over and it's most gorgeous/bleak place ever. You have the occasional fitness enthusiast (I dont say that out of bitterness because I am hardly fit, promise) who brave the god awful cold, but besides that there's not many people around.
Its strange to think how much has changed since the last time I was here. Change for the better, I mean. It's funny how that happened over the fall and winter, which is usually the most bleak time of year for me (emotionally). Maybe I'm getting used to this weather, who'dathunk?
Oh yeah, pictures;
Silly birds, what are you doing here? You have wings, why aren't you going some place warm?
The park is host to a huge drinking water reservoir that people like to take walks around, for fitness and what-not. In the winter this reservoir freezes over and it's most gorgeous/bleak place ever. You have the occasional fitness enthusiast (I dont say that out of bitterness because I am hardly fit, promise) who brave the god awful cold, but besides that there's not many people around.
Its strange to think how much has changed since the last time I was here. Change for the better, I mean. It's funny how that happened over the fall and winter, which is usually the most bleak time of year for me (emotionally). Maybe I'm getting used to this weather, who'dathunk?
Oh yeah, pictures;
Silly birds, what are you doing here? You have wings, why aren't you going some place warm?
Action Shot
Jon built himself this crazy bass pedal board out of some old organ pedals and keyboard. Its kind of genius really: he can play bass and guitar at the same time now. I wont try to go into to much detail on how he built it, but if you're interested here is Jon himself describing the process.
I got this action shot of him while he was practicing.
I got this action shot of him while he was practicing.
Oldie
Old picture from the Carrie furnace trip almost a year ago. I'm not sure why I didnt upload it, im quite fond of it.
Good morning
After taking the overnight mail train to trinco (if you plan early, it really is the best way to travel to trinco on a budget) we got to trinco right on time for the sunrise. Seeing as this was the east coast, what an epic sunrise it was.
Also a tip to those wishing to travel to trinco on a whim, book a hotel early! Especially during the season. The tuk driver that took us to our hotel was jovially describing how he was ripping foreigners off who came to trinco without a reservation and needed a ride to a hotel so they could find a room. He would do a tour of all the hotels which he knew was already full and cash in on a fat charge at the end of the day from poor backpacking tourist types.
Honestly though, trinco tuk drivers are really crafty and will rip you off if you give the slightest inclination of not knowing the area well. We got taken for a ride (pun intended) a few times by them, until we found a regular. You really start to miss the meter tuks in Colombo after a while.
Trinco is also becoming a bit of a tourist trap. I think it's mostly down to the lack of direction of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka in general. My sister made a good point that the general philosophy of the tourism industry here hasn't changed for decades; all the money from the big hotel chains gets pumped into building massive resorts on the seafront. Not only are most of these hotels eyesores from the outside (with the exception of a few), big resorts also tend to divert their waste into the lagoons or even the sea nearby completely ruining the area. These hotels usually cater to tourists by the bus load, pump them full of mass produced (Western!)buffet food send them to some attraction where the tour operator can cash in a nice big commission.
It's like the concept of the individual was lost during the really profitable days of Sri Lankan tourism. Now all thats left are these bloated, undead blocks of cement springing up everywhere.
I hear Arugambay is turning into the new Hikka, this in my opinion is not a good thing. Hikkaduwa is like a testament to how not to do things (remember those child prostitution scandals?). The current administration can make all the pretty commercials in the world, but it cant change the fact that we dont have a sustainable model.
Wow, this really turned out to be a rant. I was literally planning to post the pictures, say the beach was awesome and then do some home work. Crazy.
Also a tip to those wishing to travel to trinco on a whim, book a hotel early! Especially during the season. The tuk driver that took us to our hotel was jovially describing how he was ripping foreigners off who came to trinco without a reservation and needed a ride to a hotel so they could find a room. He would do a tour of all the hotels which he knew was already full and cash in on a fat charge at the end of the day from poor backpacking tourist types.
Honestly though, trinco tuk drivers are really crafty and will rip you off if you give the slightest inclination of not knowing the area well. We got taken for a ride (pun intended) a few times by them, until we found a regular. You really start to miss the meter tuks in Colombo after a while.
Trinco is also becoming a bit of a tourist trap. I think it's mostly down to the lack of direction of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka in general. My sister made a good point that the general philosophy of the tourism industry here hasn't changed for decades; all the money from the big hotel chains gets pumped into building massive resorts on the seafront. Not only are most of these hotels eyesores from the outside (with the exception of a few), big resorts also tend to divert their waste into the lagoons or even the sea nearby completely ruining the area. These hotels usually cater to tourists by the bus load, pump them full of mass produced (Western!)buffet food send them to some attraction where the tour operator can cash in a nice big commission.
It's like the concept of the individual was lost during the really profitable days of Sri Lankan tourism. Now all thats left are these bloated, undead blocks of cement springing up everywhere.
I hear Arugambay is turning into the new Hikka, this in my opinion is not a good thing. Hikkaduwa is like a testament to how not to do things (remember those child prostitution scandals?). The current administration can make all the pretty commercials in the world, but it cant change the fact that we dont have a sustainable model.
Wow, this really turned out to be a rant. I was literally planning to post the pictures, say the beach was awesome and then do some home work. Crazy.
classytrash
It takes special kind of people to drink classy gin with elephant house cream soda, and love it.
Besides, the other option was drinking classy gin with woodapple juice. I mean, even I'm not that bad.
Uppuveli beach.
Besides, the other option was drinking classy gin with woodapple juice. I mean, even I'm not that bad.
Uppuveli beach.
GOH
I have no idea why the Grand Oriental Hotel is named as such. My sister thinks it's because the British considered Sri Lanka as a part of the Orient; but I still think its name is a little misplaced.
Nevermind that, look at this awesome pettagama (chest) in the hotel.
Nevermind that, look at this awesome pettagama (chest) in the hotel.
Colombo Museum
Ill be uploading some pics of certain artifacts soon. I will also be sure to complain about indescribable damage the colonial powers have done to the art of this country.
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